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St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-24
ORG \ y I/AIlON.
Some of the Fallacie> Prod uced by the Com
binationS of Wta Ith.

binations of Wealth.
The spectacle of tremendous things &C
complished by vast wealth accumulated
in the hands of single individual leads to
a too ready confidence in the possibilities
OF organization. Men reason somewhat
after this fashiOn-if one person with
81 10000 can do so much, he may be
successfully opposed by 100 persons with
$4,000 each. The fallacy here is in ig-
noring the essential truth of the old
proverb, MANY men, many minds" 1t
is imply Impossible to induce any con-
siderable number Of men to act as
one. \ division Of counsels is newt
able. First of all, this involves de-
lay. Meantime the one man. having
only himself to reckon with, has proba-
bly, made up his mind and acted upon
his decision. But, if there is still a
chance to try conclusions with him
the most that the cOterie can hope
to arrive at as their purpose is a
ompromise-someth which has in
it an element of the thought of
all, and vet commands the hearty and
unqualified support of none. What pros
pect is there that an end so ill-detined
and coolly favored will be accomplished
against the opposition of man with an
idea he thoroughly believes in and is ear
nestly bent upon enforcing?
And mistrust of leadership, dispo-
sitOn to hesitate in obedience to orders
that do not commend themselves to our
individual Judgment, as it is one of the
most prominent, so it is also one of the
healthest characteristics of human
nature. Leaders are very fallible.
Authority unsettles the brains of
most men. The expedency Of a given
step soon comes to be regarded rather
from the point of view of individual am
bition and interest than from that of the
general good. And advice, even if not
sinister, is often dictated by influences
foreign to the object ostensibly pursued.
An eXtravagant faith in the virtues
and possibilities of organization seems to
be radical defect in American thought.
Its tendency is to weaken the reliance on
individual strength and the sense of in
dividual responsibility which are the true
foundations of greatness in men anu ma
tons.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-24
( COpNrighted. 1851

contains the very important element of nov
city. The Christmas tree am about to describe
is to all intents and purposes, just the same
dear old tree which bears its burden of Won
derful fruit each succeeding Christmas. Just
the same vet with this difference: Instead
Of a whole tree, which occupies SO much
space-and in a crowded city space is no I'M
important ConsiderAtiOn-this is but half q
tree placed fiat against the wall. The
branches on one side are cut off close to the
tree and the trunk is smoothed down until
its surface on that side is fiat instead of
round. The initial letter at the heading of
this article shows the fiat side Of the tree
with branches trimmed off
To do away with the necessity of driving
nails into the wall rough frame Of boards
is made like Fig l. The size Of the frame
depends. OF course. upon the size Of the tree
but II should be about as wide and two feet
taller than the tree. This frame is covered
with white sheet and placed upright close
to the wall. TO keep it from tipping a long
piece Of wire is bent at the middle and fast
ened on a picture nail or hook directly over
the centre of the frame; each end of the wire
is then carried down and secured by a tack
in the floor at each lower corner Of the
frame. This makes the wire form an in
verified Y, which is quite sufficient for holding
the frame firmly in place
When the frame is adjusted, a wooden
packing-box about two feet high is covered
with another sheet, or some kind Of
white material, and set directly in front and
- !,
stand thus formed and, with its base resting
upon the box, it is secured to the frame with
wires or pieces Of strong Irvine which are
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fastened to nails driven into the centre and

fastened to nails driven into the centre and
sideboards.
The white background brings out the tree
distinctly, and the back branches resting
against it turn the whole into a beautiful
decoration.
Presents, trimmings and candles are hung
upon the boughs of this, as upon any other
Christmas tree. 1t is only necessary to keep
the lights away from the sheet, and this is
done by fastening them to the branches
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-24

OF the northern llSutS-uO", ny
ingenious devices of cut colored paper and
waxen and CLASSY limitations, they have
seemingly strewn a wreath of mistletoe and
ivy upon the walls and ceilings Of their little
cabins of the ce-bound ships; and even the
evergreen Christmas tree was not wanting to
those who did not carry their scrutiny too
far. The dinner-table groaned-the same
old proverbial groan Of lower attitudes
with the good things heaped upon it, the
alliterative crimson cranberry sauce flank
ing full plates of turkey and chicken, and
pushing against portly plum-pu'1ding and
marvellous mnce pies, while in rugged con-
trast were the steaming joints Of reindeer
and musk-oX meat, rose-colorcd cross
sections of Arctic salmon, and a wilderness
of ptarmigan, eider-duck and dOorkies,
completing a boreal bill of fare that might
well make many poor soul outside the
polar regions wish he could have spent
his Christmas there, and joined in the joyous
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shouts that, breaking
through big banks of
snow walling in the
warm ship, went out
into the long, lone
Arctic night to echo
among the eternal fields
Of ice and die away in
the deep recesses of the
frozen Jords. But a..
Ibis Christmas cheer
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-24
A Numerous Family.

Mrs. Smith Ito Mrs. Jones servant girl)-
What do you want?
Servan Girl-Mrs. Jones sends her re-
CARDS, and says would you be so kind as to
count your children and see if you haven't
got one too many as our Kitty hasn't come
1ome and school has been Tut two hours
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]
less zone was either in <zsSf
the snug ship or in tight
little quarters built of
lumber brought up in
ships, and the Christ
ma varied from our
Christmas more in lati-
tude than any other characteristic.
1t was my fortune to spend two of these
suspicious days within the white zone
where cold is king, and no sheltering
sides of ship or house stood between me
and the singing air outside, but in the domed
snow-house of the northern native | found
as safe refuge from the cutting cold
and probably quite as much comfort, sing
ular as it may seem, as in the ways devised
by white men to winter here. | was as
much surprised as anyone that so much
real genuine enjoyment could be had in
these kennels of CONCEALED moisture, some
of blocks of pure white snow
Thrice bolted in the northern blasts
and others of crystal ice so transparent that
when the sealskin summer tent was lashed
over the top for roof it almost seemed
to one at distance that the occupants, de-
flying the weather, were living under only a
huge umbrella of brown sealskin. Some
time before the first Christmas l spent in
the Northland, and little while after
Thanksgiving of the same year. l explained
the former holiday of the white men to
the Eskimo, to which they listened with
respectful attitude that deepened into eager
attention when l told them OF the part that
related to the Christmas dinner, and for
which they were all ears now, and mouth
later on. That was the part of Thanks
giving that had impressed them the
most, and they stood ready to do all that was
in their power, SO they said, to make it no
less impressive for the coming Christmas.
One of the party thought he had genuine
surprise for us in a new-tangled way OF get
ting up Christmas tree even under such
adverse circumstances, the plan being to
collect some of the stunted willow growth
that could be found at the foot of the South
ern slopes, and no one bush of which was
larger around than hat, and take these
scraggy bushes and by burying their roots
in the roof of the snow-house, where they
could be firmly fastened by applying water
which was allowed to freeze, the inverted
brush could be used as a Christmas tree from
which the presents could be allowed to hang.
Now the Eskimo snow-house (igloos they call
them) are not noted for roominess in any
direction, and our sailor cook was already SO
tall that the back Of his coat collar, project
ing up into a hood from his reindeer-shirt,
frequently scraped the cold kalsomining of
the roof down the back of his neck, and
then he would tell us about it in way that
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-24

how Mr.. l.. Bush
man, an old Cats
kill hunter and
farmer. was forced
to try the choking
expedient, though
he found it rather
expensive. s e v
eral d avs a go,
W h lie Bushman
was ppi1p+bro,lrh
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-24

a dense thicket, just back of his
barn, he saw what he supposed
was an ordinary cat climbing
to some bushes about five feet
away. Bushman says that he
thought the cat unusually
large, and that its eyes had a
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-24
A NEW IDEA.
CHRISTM AS TREES
FOR CROWDED CITY HOMES.

Bright Suggestions for Making Holiday
Times Entertaining and Pleasant to the
Children-Interesting Schemes to Make
Them Almost Wild With JOY.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-24

cam but in such savage fashion that
Mr.. Bushman bitterly regrets having ex-
tended the invitation. Instead of a do
nestle cat, the animal turned out to be a
genuine wild cat. 1t jumped on Bushman
like young tiger, and began tearing and
lacerating his clothes and flesh
Bushman succeeded, after tough strug-
gle however, in getting hold of the animals
throat, and he held on until its life was ex-
tinct,
The proxy scheme won't work. They sun
call her Van Zandt.
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and comfort in this
cherries and comfort
less zone was either in
the snug ship or in tight
little quarters built Of
lum Der brought up in
ships, and the Christ
ma s varied from our
Christmas more in lati-
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-24
CHOKING A WILD CAT.
An Old Catskill Hunters Experience an
His Appearance.


In the first place, don't encounter a wild
cat If you can avoid it. Secondly, if you
must meet such a beast, be sure to be pro-
-, },1 oil Io
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-24

peculiarly ugly glitter
in them, but, think
ing that the animal
was in pain, he APP
preached it, and began
calling Kitty! kitty!
come kitty ~ Kitty
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Z L w tSV II
would not
be worth
he tel /
ing, forno
one cares
to read or
listen to
a anything
NOWADAYS
unless If
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-24

of war needed on such occa-
sions. Do not rely upon your
power to "choke the critter, "
if you have any other resource.
A story from Phunicia, N. Y.
III one of our exchanges, relates
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Not long since. in passing certain
place. . great cutlery was heard and an
angry parent was seen administering.
as she said, ga good spanking" to
little one, who (the thoughtless would
say was squailing) was crying and sob
hing - Il her little heart was broken.
We never see this exhibition Of cruelty
Eyes, cruelty-let rs call il by the right
name) without an inclination 10 intsr-
fere- without q desire 10 remonstrate
with the parent; feeling that duty
Is left undone II q word Is not said 70
soften the wrath (for spanking Is gen.
orally done in angerl Of the parent, or
word Of sympathy for the little one.
We could not call this spanking .
good one: ID was bad one. ~ are all
spankings; but We realised fall well
the danger Of attempting 20 interfere
only at "long range" and altar the
passion was cooled, though in thiscase
Il was but . few moments until ca
resses took the place Of hlows-a sort
Of apology 10 the child, completing the
actual damage done
A lady said, the other day. talking
about chastising children; "But Jon
inflicted corporal punishment upon
your own children. didn.tyouf" "No;
never bat once upon one child out Of .
family Of ave-" wen, / declared
This good lady was perfectly amased
10 think that family could BE- raised
70 manhood and womanhood without
whipping. Yes, We were compelled to
acknowledge inaicting corporal pun
ishmant upon one child once Jane
said at the time, /" You are wrong. H.
"a, = though the child did not know
she said Il She was right. though.
upon general principles. and right ~
10 this particular instance hence We
cannot writs with clean hands - that
We have "praetised Is We preach. |"
But person has . right to reform--
acknowledge his errors and strivp 10
induce Others 20 mend their ways; 90
let rs insercede for the Hstle ones. not
10 " spank 'em 80 they via remember
Il the longest day they live" - one
good lady sid once 70 the writer.
II Is within our recollection when
corporal pnniahmeas was the rule in
the sohoolroorn, and not ths exception.
as nov; whsu The fsrruls blistersd The
palm q the hand. the hazel vsltsd he
back. and the hand leis Tie marks Of
blue upon Tie face Of TIE scholar. I'll
frora the brutal schoolmastss, upheld
BY brutal directory, in turn backed
By q brutal pubic sentiment. which
had is fountain head IN tbs spank
ing hoasehold.s Puhlic sentiment and
private practice have made long strides
in the right direction within the cry
two years since The Old nastsg bad y
, aeross As knees as 3 ave-year-oad
scholar. in convenient position 70 ad'
minister she . striking rsproOf. Bal
shers ysl remains much % b done
50 long - corporal paaishnsni . IN
aicsea 81 home. just % long nnnst it b
tolerated In the pubic scAonls-
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corTor AID RoPa.

A letter all the way from Georgia,
written by one who has read some
thfag we have written about hops,
avs: " Your hop-growing Is novel to
Us way down here, where the world Is
a sea a The aeecy staple. Were you
ever in a cotton country II is exeit-
ius 10 one who has never known any
thing about Il 70 spend q few hours
around some ginery, AZ a central
point, 10 zee the teams always IN .
strain moving rapidly from fields where
~very 6SkIIGSas laboFeg lsbowed All day
gathering the snowy cotton"
We can realise that Il il exciting :
IN the cotton fields. judging from our
own experience Of today in tbs hop
6slds with over 500 hop piekers
bowed down" picking hops where
The earth was a " sec Of hops" aa IKE
nowhere else on earth 70 Be exeelled.
Here. too. the - round Of teams from
he feld, aalways Ia q strain" could
!. .Sen going and coming 70 deliver
N. hoes from the field IS picked,
crp.DIns NJ the incline 70 the plat
form hen carefully down again %
mother earth ts make their round
again.
This writer then goes on % desefl0s
The manner Of handling the cotton -
Ne" Einery !" Is where cotton eainefea
ia he morning e often cleared Of the
,e.a baled, sold, and the proceeds N
n, sn vweF's purse before the sun sosa
Dawn - Again: The wagon drives
nm with 4 bale Of 100 % leu pounds
seed cotton, where machine BY sue.
ton Rises the ectt0n and deposits -
near tie gin. In thirty 20 forty min
u,ss Il passes throush the machine. i
compressed, rolled out, four 70 hss
hundred pounds in square packAss'
covered with bagging and boand with
iron tees. The buyer then samples u,
and in less than an hour from ths TINE
Of arrival the proceeds, $50 ? cents f'ss
pound, is in the purse Of the planter.
He SAYS: II imagine this Is similar V
haline and curing hops" Ia thls
however, he Is mistaken, Althoasn =.
some cases hops standing In ne nsis
In tie morning have been on The roas
70 market before night co the day fos
loving.
One more curious extract from ~
long letter must sufaoe The wrase'
abruptly changes his subject and alas
"Awriter has but little idea hov widely
tAouKht Is disseminated, or - heH
many he writes. Casually ! am :
reader Of the paper containing yeai
writings, and aamis have mot eeei
20 captivated hy any writer, even GU
Snl Arp. as By yonr ssriss q issssEs
Who Bal Arp" Is ue 30 not know
bot We are certainly sraahed 70 kncv
that one reader IS pleased
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Cows, 10 give milk, should largely
ahaFe
In lind Attention, watchtul care,
lei them Be housed from winters
And kspt IN fesh till April's past;
lei ali helr feed be rich and sweet:
Made up Of things they like to eat.
The unknown poets words have
besn verified Ito the lester daring
the month past, while the pastures
we're dry and feed scarce, when We un-
dsrtook 70 keep up full how OF milk
without sufficient feed that was rich
and swest =
The cogn planted Ia June did not
mature before the early frost Of this
year, did not bear ears, and a. . con-
sequence did not supply that rich food
required; 10, despite the feeding IN
quantity all they would eat, yet the
mess would down. Clover ensilage.
with light feed Of ground grain, would
have given us different results.
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Tha Ledger 9 comnnends - tie -
,.rsiou 81 IL frisnd he Puynllug Is.
,scnItural editor 81 ths Rou-InFEEaas
s--cxn. :, . elippEak c4l fsom tie
s.l.uns q The jersey Bullstin. tAlAs
y. H0Istsin d only sof ne mllk YER
y, Who wonId escape che moral re-
.,oufibIIftY Of haylns watered the
m y ard oaotes from the report q
-. 80 Sissx & the Des Moines tIowal
- nat "of ne Jersey It requires
. g pouuds Of MIX 70 ths Ponnd Of
s.,ssr. of Rijansta fHolhteln) 2s.Tzs
1900 frssomia talso HoIsteinl IA
rouads Of mix 70 make . pound Of
~ axsicnltnral editor Of the POsE-
,v1FtrtoxscEz i nos a champion q
- Ho,stsins. aIthongh conoading de
.ooa traits IN slis promising breed.
xslsher DO we Totally condemn ne
Iermys. TIE facss are, he Jerseys
ssye been " doomed 70 death 2 and TIE
Eolstain breeders seam IN 9 fairWay
= tollow in he same beaten path.
However, whsn 4 cor VIII make
,r,u.v.sir pounds of butter IN ssyen
a.vs. one hundred and i've pounds In
shlrty days, then three han4red and
eour pounds in ninety consecutive
davs. As has the Holstsin COW Aggie
al h i folly 70 decEy the breed and
rand those who keep them - persons
. Who would escape the moral respou-
ablllty Of hHving wateFed milk" par
ticuIafly when We turn 70 the record
a such Holssein cows 81 Netherland
princess, 1888 pounds Of milk 70 :
pound Of butter or Aggie ID. 1874
nouuds Of max.
The fact Is that neither Of the cases
died. that Of the Jersey or Holstein, Il
/. ssir Representative Of the respective
breeds. but are. when cited, Hagran
e,se Of special pleading. We have e
,hecrsamsry farm the Jersey blood II
sbe hsfd As well IS eighteen gf6ded
HoIstein heifers, and are now crossing
via che shorshorn ball " Hamlet. !"
and believe for actual results we win
ret better returns than 10 run after
ianey COWS at fancy prices.
Thise crase'' has expended itself on
he Jerseys, q doubtless twill on the
Holstsins, though Il Is doubtful Il ever
70 such an extent. The Isle Of Jersey,
where once the inhabitants revslsa IL
fabulous wealth from the sale Of thsir
notsd cattle, il nov in distress because
Ne harvest Is over and buyers come
no more. Cows that once would have
brOuSShi a fabulous price now win asll
only sdw 9 nominal sum above the
ksevlps qualities. +" The breed has
49,, q hoomed 10 death. =
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A letter reached US last week ad-
dressed Ezra Meeker. Esq. once
agent for the North Pacific r. R., was
ON East as such. II not at Olympia,
forward 10 Seattle or where may be,
w. T."
Through the diligence and industry
Of postmasters. In due time this letter
with lis odd address reached the iden-
teal party it was intended for. although
mis-directed, mis-desoribed, and with
superscription mia-speIled and scarcely
legible. Hereafter Il will be difficult to
convince as that q letter can miscarry
IN Uncle Sans domain.
pRourH BKFoRE DRAINAGE.
The absurd raid made upon tile drain
aes by certain writers, or rather, more
accurately speaking, one writer, has
brought out aeod Of responses from
Ali quarters. Under the above heading
a writer from Ohio says:
q Probably about twenty counties OF
Northwestern Ohio compose what Is
Donuiarlv known as the hooppoie re-
zion. and got it, name from the fact
fhat AZ an early day hooppoles with
eoonskias were almost legal tender for
ne pAvment Of debts. The timber
eonststed generally Of burr oak. elm,
wmlnnt. beech, sugar and soft maple,
svfarnore. buckeye and ash. The land
wns rich. What Ii called the Black
scam L part Of this territory. The
land n ! etate Of nature. appeared al
noost on 4 dead Level. snd water COW
cred about hals Of IL six on light months
/ In the wear. After being cleared Il was
found 10 have sufficient fall for drain
49, and within twenty years thou
~snda az miles OF tile drain have been
ield al various caliher from two to
| sivht inches. and miles on miles OF
OMEN ditch. which sometimes approx
mates tue Dimensions Of 5 canal, have
. And new there are hundreds Of
farms IN this region that can't Be
bourht for SOD an acre Notwith.
sfandine We had, and still have, what
r e~Iled an awful drouth this year,
there are Thousands Of acres q this
fhorouehlv drained land that VIII
rsake ' filtv bushels Of cern per sore.
Nov let Us 20 back % TIE year laoe,
w,hen thnra vas not q rod AZ sAe-dfain
! s.Sn hers. The eldest nor Tie yoEng-
- .-sfI.F ever saw 90 sexege drnnth
- - had that year. Acres % acres
~ s.,.,,,T -reen timber from one 20
sh-es fees "a diameter IN TIE lowest
--eepd Was burnt o1t By the roots,
go ~ criss-cross IN every direcflon,
s 80, - coed bArricate as = BE-
sSs ...., srny could wish. Formerly We
Ls5 rhiils and fever. frogs aad skee-
eNrs with short cropsi now ronnst
health and big cropa
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RovsH os wEKpe.

A. reearAs weeds N tho garden, Or.
Hoskinsa reputed remark that ne
sfroka in tine saves ninety nl.e
,rnnld have been nearer corree& had
iust Qllo been added % the hgeres. In
MS locality Il has FAined almost every
dav for two weeks. and, the SOL ee1n9
! rfiN clay, Il has been tmposSio&e Tor
,,eoT,la q gsre their gardens any alien
6cr consequently most OF them are
ehoked with q dense stand Of weeds
h~nre / have great satisfaction IN look
- o,,t uroa NV kitchen garden, which
- so~r IN vieorons growth and scarcely
! geed 70 - seen, although . hes bsen
Ss,s1 hat once this se4sons and thet
ssrrslv 10 loosen and pulverise tlle soa-
IA reauirea shFea years 70 nrtng 20
~arslas 30 10 It's present eonditacE- 60
1870 have baar allowed 90 sea es.hef
:. 49, rnrdsn o. % he cordeF, efla nc
,rsnure containing weed eess e. -
- nee. / sincerely syrapssnaA<
- nNopie when ! 80 thea stooplse
ersr III 4 hroiiing sun pllianf 49,
frrra amone thelr reEetapieS whea tae
49, 49,, nairhf ~ m4as snnrely nrnscSs-
- am naturally aFerse = -
s.s.S yratnltoas process. soz thAt asea
- ~ nv punishment for eoytNh
.ss. shall have % seek other
$500. Il Necessary. for the correction
~ nv erowing iaa. - have bid .
ensi AZ isu . Wee3y gardens. = e4s-
- wlfhonk WEEDS 3 . conktneeas
nienxnra freEn tha planting Q. ne nfst
k5li Is ia gathaxtng e t1e last Yeke-
sah,ss. 20 Nason TcmPnns ooansy'
NY.
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|. / don't know whether protection
increases the price Of labor" or not,
but I do know that protection in the
shape Of . comfortable poultry house
goes 3 long way towards increasing
egg proeuseion In cold weather. II
you don't believe il, Just try Il once.
IL Is mons too soon to think Of fixing
up the poultry quarters for winter
Fanny Field.
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1sfoEe EsT1las proposes huus m1se
ant 1ene and Prnlfas eneenz tzsi1w 4y.
e lze ll1e y 3 hardy md ard si4n4a
ol4 q doors al winseE. fken l4FaEInf
eI<EzE the green Woo6 n eum1ef ~
TIE Cd W0od il Ne spring are simple
Eeelh0zs q r4I1inx few pants fr1m
SONS eAgf1e kiM4s. Bal he n4zAcd
described nlaAnz plant ffom every
weli-xipened eye.